24th Annual DRF Attracts Over 400 Payments Professionals to Address Key Issues Impacting The Payments Industry

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Aug 13, 2013, 07:00 ET

BROOKFIELD, Wis., Aug. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 400 leading payments executives, representing billions of dollars in debit and credit card transactions, gathered at the Direct Response Forum's (DRF) 24^th annual event to discuss the latest issues impacting the payments industry. This year's forum was held at the Sheraton Hotel and Marina in San Diego from August 5 – 7.

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Participants could select from 30 breakout sessions and attend multiple main-stage sessions that focused on key areas of interest including recurring payments, omni channel payments, fraud, career development, legislation, and international payments.

"The DRF provides some of the finest educational content and networking opportunities in the payment industry. Many of our participants attribute their time at the DRF as a critical component to their career success." Steve Wyatt, Executive Chair, Direct Response Forum.

Steve Wyatt, Executive Chair of the DRF presented Joan Radtke of ShopNBC and Chantal Gaspie of Affinion Group with the DRF Eagle Award of Excellence. The distinction of DRF Eagle Advisor is given to pioneers in the payment industry who are the teachers, mentors, and guides for DRF attendees and the DRF Board. Joan and Chantal join the ranks of these DRF Eagle Advisors:

Name	Title	Company
Polly Bauer	President and CEO	Polly Bauer and Associates, Inc.
Fred Rodriguez	EVP Business Operations	Affinion Group
David Short	Director, Payment Operations	NSA

Merchant Board - At this year's forum the membership elected a new merchant board of directors for the DRF.

Name	Title	Company
Laura Lively	Sr Manager - Credit Risk Operations	Advance Auto
Brian Kehn	Group VP Operations	Affinion Group
Jay Matthews	Director, Billing & Collections Services	AOL
Kevin Salerno	Principal Software Engineer	Constant Contact
Barbara Hvasta	Sr Manager - Global Billing & Payments	eBay
Steve Wyatt	Director, Global Fraud and Risk	Expedia, Inc
Ned Canning	Global Payments and Processing Manager	Nutraclick
Scott Adams	Director of Fraud & Risk Mgmt	Riot Games, Inc.
Mike Rodihan	Treasury Manager	Rosetta Stone

The DRF also has an Advisory Board made up of executives from all the major payment networks and payment processors.

About Direct Response Forum, Inc.

The Direct Response Forum (www.directresponseforum.org) is a not-for-profit organization created by and committed to helping merchant organizations that process customer / card not present (CNP) transactions. Each year, the Direct Response Forum brings together merchants, payment processors, payment networks and service providers for two days of interactive sessions, panels, breakout sessions, round tables and other networking opportunities to address unique challenges facing our industry. The Direct Response Forum is managed by a Board of Directors that include executives from leading companies including Advance Auto, Affinion Group, AOL, Constant Contact, eBay, Expedia, Nutraclick, Riot Games, and Rosetta Stone.

SOURCE Direct Response Forum, Inc.